The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Australia .
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Sir Paul Hasluck
State and territory leaders
Governors and administrators
Shane Gould, Australian of the Year
2 January – Adam Elliot , animator and screenwriter
7 January – Shane Kelly , cyclist
16 January
21 January – Brett Mullins , rugby league player
1 February – Taryn Fiebig , opera and musical theatre soprano (died 2021)
5 February
6 February – Mark Ladbrook , track and field sprinter
7 March – Simon Pryce , current member of The Wiggles
9 March – Spencer Howson , radio announcer
11 March – Adam Bandt , politician
25 March – Nina Bonner , field hockey goalkeeper
8 April – Katrina Powell , field hockey player
15 April – Glenn Butcher , politician
16 May – Adam Crouch , politician
20 May – Michael Diamond , professional target shooter
30 May - Simon Holmes à Court , entrepreneur and founder of Climate 200
30 May – Renita Farrell , field hockey player
31 May – Sarah Murdoch , model, actress and television presenter
19 June – Poppy Montgomery , actress
22 June – Damien Oliver , jockey
24 June – Robbie McEwen , cyclist
24 June – Ian Rutledge , field hockey coach
30 June – Stuart Rendell , hammer thrower
6 July – Daniel Andrews , Premier of Victoria
14 July – Deborah Mailman , actress and singer
26 July – Nathan Buckley , Australian rules footballer
2 August – Jacinda Barrett , Australian actress
12 August – Allison Tranquilli , basketball player
1 September – Louise Dobson , field hockey player
19 September
20 September – Jenn Morris , field hockey player
11 October – Claudia Black , actress
1 November – Toni Collette , actress[4]
7 November – Melissa Bell , actress
8 November – Kylie Shadbolt , artistic gymnast[5]
13 November – Samantha Riley , swimmer
9 December – Annalise Braakensiek , model, actress, television presenter, businesswoman and activist (died 2019)
11 December – Del Kathryn Barton , artist
12 December – Quan Yeomans , musician; lead singer of Regurgitator
13 December – Chris Grant , Australian rules footballer
22 December – Anthony Edwards , rower
28 December – Patrick Rafter , tennis player
6 January – Olegas Truchanas (born 1923), conservationist and nature photographer
22 January – Jack Cummings (born 1901), tennis player
2 February – Matt Goggin (born 1936), Australian rules footballer (Geelong)
15 February – Sir Kenneth Street (born 1890), Chief Justice of New South Wales
29 February – Ernie Barber (born 1895), Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne)
9 March – Roy Kendall (born 1899), politician and MI6 officer
19 March –
16 April – Frank O'Connor (born 1894), public servant
2 May – Arthur Trebilcock (born 1907), Tasmanian cricketer
7 July – Sir Owen Dixon (born 1886), Chief Justice of Australia
21 August – Ernestine Hill (born 1899), author
23 September – Peter O'Sullivan (born 1932), Australian rules footballer (Essendon, North Melbourne)
4 November – Harry Rigby (born 1896), World War I flying ace
24 November – Sir Daniel McVey (born 1892), public servant